Delhi

festival

Summers and mangoes go hand in hand as mango makes our sultry summers extremely succulent. One of Delhi's most popular events is the International Mango Festival which celebrates everything about the King of all tropical fruits, 'Mango'.

dance

The National Cultural troupe, representing the Seychelles multi-faceted Art Form - is a body of artists passionate and dedicated towards the propagation and preservation of the Seychelles culture and spirit through music and various dance f…

Sehmal or Silk Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba and earlier malabaricum) in flower in Delhi, with a pair of Grey Hornbills (Tockus birostris) eating the petals.

The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was a fortress built by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C.

music · festival

Indialogue Foundation (along with Select City Walk, Turkish Airlines and the Embassy of Turkey in India) presented in New Delhi the most amazing Turkish Fest in India: Turkish Fest 2012 New Delhi.

industry · politics

A Delhi-based organization called 'Indians for Sexual Liberties' organizing a parade under the epitaph 'Sexual freedom' at Jantar Mantar, Delhi on 14th April, 2012.

In Jainism, Mahavir Jayanti, also known as Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, is the most important religious holiday. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara. On the Gregorian calendar, the holiday occurs either in March or April.

bazaar

Chandni Chowk, originally meaning moonlit square or market, is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, now in central north Delhi, India.

birds · wildlife

Barbets nested in this Gul Mohor tree trunk in the middle of Hauz Khas, New Delhi, until one day, in a monsoon storm, the main trunk of the Gulmohor tree snapped in half.

highway

Ring Road near Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi - full speed ahead, in time lapse form. Bus shelters near AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital...

Chandni Chowk is one of the oldest places in Delhi and has one of the crowdest market places. The madness of Chandni Chowk on a rainy day!

Infrastructure of a 'world-class city'! Water clogged in a subway of South Delhi. World-class infrastructure in India's capital city, after billions of US$'s of expenditure on the preparing the city for the Commonwealth Games! This is what…

festival · flowers

Dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki (RA) in Delhi. This is where the Phool Walon ki Sair takes place each year! According to Wikipedia: "Phool Walon Ki Sair (Hindi: फूल वालों की सैर, Urdu: پھُول والوں کی سیر) meaning "processi…

Mourning on Muharram, and self flagellation by the devout. Jama Masjid area, New Delhi, India.

politics · birds

India became a Republic exactly 60 years ago! Soldiers marching on Republic Day, in New Delhi. Republic Day is held on the 26th of January each year, to mark the day that Indian became a republic in 1950.

river

Thick layers of white foam spread across the Yamuna river in Delhi, India, accumulating along the water’s surface and banks. The foam forms from untreated sewage, industrial discharge, and detergent residues entering the river system.

bazaar

People buy diya and candles from Green Park Market New Delhi, the shopkeeper sells decorative items for Diwali like Candles, diya, and colorful diya filled with candles.

A 58-year-old theatre institution from Kolkata, India. They have been at the forefront of the national theatre movement since their inception in 1960. Nandikar's logo was designed by Satyajit Ray.

Famous male models like Akashdeep Sehgal, Upen Patel, Inder Sudan, Jas Arora, etc. walk at JJ Valaya's fashion show in Delhi.

See run-up preparations to the Commonwealth Games 2010 that were held in New Delhi. A lal-batti Ambassador car drops off an obvious VIP (Very Important Indian politician or bureaucrat!) while a Delhi Police Maruti Gypsy jeep keeps watch...

politics · forest

Women contingent of CRPF march on Republic Day celebration in Delhi. The Central Reserve Police Force is the largest of India's Central Armed Police Forces.

The Delhi Police (Hindi: दिल्ली पुलिस, Urdu: دلّی پولیس‎), is the main law and order agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). It does not have jurisdiction over the adjoining areas of the National Capital Region.